Answer:
=> E-mail is sent using SMTP server by using command such as;
telnet smpt.server.name 25.
(Where 25 = port and telnet smpt.server.name = name of the server).
Explanation:
Date: June 2, 2020.
To: The vice president.
From: Codedmog101
SUBJECT: E-mail Forging.
Due to the recent issue going on in the company concerning an employee sending a message to you, I saddled with the responsibility of writting to you the steps an employee might have taken to create an e-mail message and make it appear to come from another employee’s account.
(1). The SMTP servers can be configured in such a way that it can be used by spammers to send message to another person(recipient) and it will look like it is not the spammer that sent it.
(2). The person spamming another person will use an unsecured SMTP servers with command such as the one given below;
telnet smpt.server.name 25.
(3). Once (2) has been connected, the spammer can then input the e-mail of the person he or she is spamming.
(4). The recipient address will be type in by the spammer too
(5). The subject, date and the body then enter.
(5). After (5) above the message will be sent to the recipient from the spammer but it will indicate another person.
These are the steps taken to create an e-mail message and make it appear to come from another employee’s account.
Best regards,
Codedmog101
